Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-06
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When questioned further this gentle
man said "Mooney is his right name,
but be has others. He is the PROBES
sor Armstrong, Of Mezzerofs 'dyns-
mite school, and he is the William
Moorhead who blew up the Local
Government Board building at Lon
don. More than that, he is the man
who blew up the unfinished Parliament
House at Quebec. Do you know who
blew up the Andre monument ut Tap
pan? No. / thought not. Well--but
| guess / won't talk any more about
that"
Continuing, the revolutionist gave
what he said was Moneys dynamite
history. He said:
Thomas j. Mooney alias William
p. Moorhead alias Professor Arm
strong was once an English policeman.
He LETT the force voluntarily about the
time the convention OF United
Irishmen' assembled in Philadel-
pbia. Five years ago. letters were
exchanged between him and ODono-
van Rosa, which resulted in Rosa,
with the consent Of the Fenian Bro
therhood counsel, inviting Mooney to
this country. After his arrival here
Mooney displayed extraordinary quall-
ties as a conspirator At the time OF his
arrival the Fenian Brotherhood h,d
in full blast dynamite.factory IN
Greenpoint, under the supervision OF
Professor Mezzerof There Mooney
was sent, and be became one OF the
Professors most adept of pupils. In
fact, Mooney brought about the row.
which has eliminated in the removal
of O'Donovan Rosa from the Office OF
chief executive of the Fenian Brother
hood by his efforts to displace Profess
sor Mezzerof. One day Rosa star
tied the dozen of students in the
" school by informing them that they
in future were to obey Professor Arm
strong. One of them, John f. Kear-
ney, made an emphatic protest, aud for
the time Mooney was compelled to
keep his ambition down.
"Then Kearney, with others, left
for England. Kearney got place as
switcbman on q railroad running into
Glasgow, and his object was to destroy
the city. He only destroyed a gas
meter. Previous to this Mooney had
arrived in Glasgow and fastened HIM
self on kearney and bis companions.
They doubted him, and took him to the
railroad where Kearney worked, with
the intention OF first killing him and
then placing his body on the rails.
Mooney proved his sincerity and saved
his life by describing the school and
Professor Mezzeroh''s dog.
"Mooney was then supplied with
money and went to London, where he
blew up the Local Government Board
building. He made his escape to this
country, and the Fenian organization
sent him on three different missions
here. on each of which he made q fail
ure. This aroused one prominent Fe.
MAN in particular, but in spite OF all
Rosa gave him l,2G0 with which to
"do work " in England. The money he
used in going to Quebec and blowing up
the unfinished Parliament houses. Then
a prominent mem Der Of the Fenlan
| Brotherhood protested against using
| money on unfinished walls, and brought
upon himself the wrath of Rosa and
Mooney. After Moneys return to
| New York he branded this gentleman
as a spy, and almost succeeded in
| splitting the Feuian organization IN
| two by his denunciations. After pro-
tracted fight of six months he was ex-
PEELED, and following his expulsion was
the dethronement of O'Donovan
| Rosa"
When the reporter asked his inform
ant if he wasn't the man whom Mooney
had branded the informant gently
murmured "good evening"